The Parliamentary Justice Committee voted to open criminal proceedings against Social Democrats Mark Tarabella from Belgium and Andrea Cozzolino from Italy.
Two more representatives are involved in the corruption scandal in the European Parliament. DW reports.
The Parliamentary Committee for Justice on Tuesday, January 31, voted unanimously to open criminal proceedings against Social Democrats Mark Tarabella from Belgium and Andrea Cozzolino from Italy. This issue will finally be resolved in the plenary session of the European Parliament on February 2. Earlier, the Belgian justice authorities petitioned for the removal of the parliamentary immunity of both parliamentarians. Tarabella is suspected of receiving financial benefits from Qatar, and Cozzolino is also allegedly under the financial influence of Morocco. Both suspects have denied the allegations.
Law enforcement officers during investigative activities in December searched Mark Tarabella’s private area. Francesco Giorgi, one of the main figures in the European Parliament corruption scandal, worked for Andrea Cozzolino until recently.
Georgie, along with three other accused, are currently in pre-trial detention. Among the defendants is his life partner Eva Kylie, who was fired from the position of Deputy President of the European Parliament. Belgian justice authorities accused them of corruption, belonging to a criminal group and money laundering. In the investigation of the scandal, the authorities have already confiscated 1.5 million euros.
It will be remembered that the police confiscated 1.58 million euros in cash during searches of the European Parliament in the case of corruption around the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Eva Kylie was arrested on corruption charges in favor of Qatar. Along with him, the Belgian police detained several other people.
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